Which super PACs did Andrew Hauptman fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($508K), Ab PAC ($100K), DSCC ($83K), DCCC ($41K).

Which candidates did Andrew Hauptman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $886K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $60K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $18K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Andrew Hauptman

Individual

Chairman, Andell Inc. · California

12 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Andrew Hauptman gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 16% were on the winning side ($212K won, $1.1M lost). $13K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

16%

$1.3M scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$395K

$381K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $13K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Future Forward (FF PAC) $111K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$0 / $887K
House Majority PAC $126K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$508K	$200K / $171K
Ab PAC $41K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$0 / $59K
DSCC $70K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$83K	$8K / $5K
DCCC $33K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$5K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Andrew Hauptman's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Andrew Hauptman's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$886K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$13K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Andrew Hauptman spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Andrew Hauptman gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 16% were on the winning side ($212K won, $1.1M lost). $13K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Andrew Hauptman fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($508K), Ab PAC ($100K), DSCC ($83K), DCCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Andrew Hauptman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $886K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $60K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $18K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.